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Haha yeah...I mean a loft with a bed on top. On the bottom I would have my dresser and desk. Kinda like this one. 
Eh...that's a matter of opinion. I don't like used stuff. I've tried thrift shopping and it all smells so bad to me.
I would rather buy cheap clothes at Wal-Mart or Dollar General than get nicer things that are used. But that's just my opinion.
Also, my PS3 was $200 not $400.
Eh...that's a matter of opinion. I don't like used stuff. I've tried thrift shopping and it all smells so bad to me.
I would rather buy cheap clothes at Wal-Mart or Dollar General than get nicer things that are used. But that's just my opinion.
Also, my PS3 was $200 not $400.
I've always loved minimalist design. Not sure if it's the same as a minimalist lifestyle.. I mean I believe in keeping a minimal amount of material possessions, but I want them to be choice, high-quality possessions. I also want all my stuff to be neat and well-organized. I've always loved the zen philosophy of simplistic beauty (beauty in simplicity) and my father was an architect and he taught me the importance of the empty spaces between elements in a design. A famous composer once said that music is the space between the notes....
Just a couple examples of what I mean...
Just a couple examples of what I mean...
Seems this thread has become a good place to nit-pick what other people say...
Personally I would avoid getting stuff at Wal-Mart, but not for ethical reasons. I just think the stuff they have is cheaply made. If you get a table or chair from there you have to be very, very careful with it because it will be flimsy. I've never had any "furniture" from Wal-Mart last more than two years.
Personally I would avoid getting stuff at Wal-Mart, but not for ethical reasons. I just think the stuff they have is cheaply made. If you get a table or chair from there you have to be very, very careful with it because it will be flimsy. I've never had any "furniture" from Wal-Mart last more than two years.
Exactly.
I totally admire people who live off thrift store finds.
But I guess I'm a snob that way--I save up and buy mostly unused (hopefully!!!) things.
I totally admire people who live off thrift store finds.
But I guess I'm a snob that way--I save up and buy mostly unused (hopefully!!!) things.
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About all you can do in this case is take extra care with purchases and how you use them in order to keep from buying the same thing every year. Sometimes a little glue, an extra screw or an angle bracket well placed can ward off gremlins in design. A little extra care can go a long way. We can cut back consumerism in this way and in maintaining a minimalist or frugal approach in other purchases we can still sustain the minimalist lifestyle.
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I agree, some people on here just love to nit-pick everything. It's quite annoying.
I'm not nit-picking but I have a desk and dresser from Wal-Mart and they are going on five years now. I don't know if they will make the move though. But they have lasted me half a decade and I'm pretty happy with that.
Me stopping won't change anything. So I won't bother. I mean I care about slave labor of course, but what can one person do to change that? Nothing! It would have to be a large movement and I don't see that happening.
I'm not nit-picking but I have a desk and dresser from Wal-Mart and they are going on five years now. I don't know if they will make the move though.
But they have lasted me half a decade and I'm pretty happy with that.Me stopping won't change anything. So I won't bother. I mean I care about slave labor of course, but what can one person do to change that? Nothing! It would have to be a large movement and I don't see that happening.
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I had a huge 3 story house not too long ago and it was filled with big comfy furniture, every kitchen appliance under the sun, my huge collections of art & antiques, etc., etc. But after my kids moved out and relocated out west, I felt like a lonely ghost haunting a silent castle. So I sold nearly everything, moved out west and downsized to a small comfy apartment. I'd like to eventually find a nice studio apartment. I Googled this one and just fell in love with its bright and airy "minimalist" atmosphere!
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I've enjoyed the challenge of minimizing my possessions and picking out what I really need versus what I want. Add to it I have also been doing it with the idea that I want to have a certain standard of living even if the power grid goes down for a prolonged period of time, and it's been a lot of fun little to solve. Hot running water without electricity or propane and no hauling buckets? Sure...it just takes some figuring out.
Books and other reading are going to be my sticking point. Reading is my entertainment and one of the few joys I have in this world, and to choose what to keep versus donate is not easy for me to face. I want all my books, but I'd need a cabin almost 2x the size.
Books and other reading are going to be my sticking point. Reading is my entertainment and one of the few joys I have in this world, and to choose what to keep versus donate is not easy for me to face. I want all my books, but I'd need a cabin almost 2x the size.
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Went on a 5 day backpacking trip and God gave me a whole new view on minimalism....
When you have to carry all your possesions for 8 or more miles a day, you find that you don't NEED as much to survive. God provides, we just need to trust and have more faith in Him and not our possession or our own readiness.
When you have to carry all your possesions for 8 or more miles a day, you find that you don't NEED as much to survive. God provides, we just need to trust and have more faith in Him and not our possession or our own readiness.
I had a huge 3 story house not too long ago and it was filled with big comfy furniture, every kitchen appliance under the sun, my huge collections of art & antiques, etc., etc. But after my kids moved out and relocated out west, I felt like a lonely ghost haunting a silent castle. So I sold nearly everything, moved out west and downsized to a small comfy apartment. I'd like to eventually find a nice studio apartment. I Googled this one and just fell in love with its bright and airy "minimalist" atmosphere!
What? Yes I still keep CDs around. All my music is on computer (with backup... actually with two backup external hard drives, one off-site) but I keep the CDs just in case some officious official music cop tries to accuse me of stealing music. RIAA can't pin anything on me.
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Well, it's official. I am ridiculously mesmerized by luxurious studio apartments. I Googled a few and wound up all over creation browsing studio apartments in almost every major city. Some with exuberant stone fireplaces... some had stunning crystal chandeliers... some had long granite countertops surrounding the kitchen... and most had beautiful rustic wood flooring and high ceilings. These apartments defeated the purpose of minimalism. In fact, the only thing minimal about these apartments is the percentage that I'd ever rent one. A lot of them were once leased by famous actors & entertainers.
Nevertheless, I was captivated by their extravagant beauty. *sigh*
But I'd gladly settle for one of these "cheaper" ones:
I am ridiculously mesmerized by luxurious studio apartments. I Googled a few and wound up all over creation browsing studio apartments in almost every major city. Some with exuberant stone fireplaces... some had stunning crystal chandeliers... some had long granite countertops surrounding the kitchen... and most had beautiful rustic wood flooring and high ceilings. These apartments defeated the purpose of minimalism. In fact, the only thing minimal about these apartments is the percentage that I'd ever rent one. A lot of them were once leased by famous actors & entertainers.Nevertheless, I was captivated by their extravagant beauty. *sigh*
But I'd gladly settle for one of these "cheaper" ones: